Let the Wars Begin

Okay ...I know I am obsessed with this whole cup cake thing but dang ...they are so much fun to make and decorate. Tanya out did herself this year, she made me not one but 2 beautiful purses and .... the cutiest cupcake apron ever and then to top that off Erin bought me the best ever cup cake book by Martha Stewart ....I couldn't wait to get home to bake my Harvey Wallbanger cupcakes .... yummy! Thank you Erin and Tanya for supporting my cupcake addiction.
I have to tell you when your birthday lasts an entire week it really wears a girl out, but I have the nicest and most thoughtful friends a person could have. Thank you all for making my birthday so special!

A very special gift.

After the gospel brunch we went to a quiet place in the hotel to celebrate birthdays, mine and Tanya's. Jackie is a talented scrapbooker ...not sure that is a real word but lets roll with it. She took photos from years past of several different celebrations and had lots of photos of all my favorite people and put them into a beautiful book with clever themes and captions. It is just a beautiful gift and I love it to pieces, I am going to leave it in the studio for everyone to see so don't forget to look for it next time you are in class, you might just see yourself featured in it. Thank you so much Jackie, it means so much to me and I know all the thought, time and love that you put into it.

I Got Healed at the House Of Blues

Sunday morning Greg and I got ourselves together and left Primm to drive to the strip to drop me off at the Mandalay Bay so I could meet up with my music "posse" to go to the Sunday Morning Gospel Brunch for Tanya's Birthday, the usual suspects were there to celebrate, that would be me, Tanya, Jackie, Erin and Pat. It was a down home southern breakfast with all the fixing's and a 5 person - gospel go to church meetin' choir that entertained us all.

It's Still my Birthday

Saturday afternoon Greg and I drove down to Primm Nevada and had a great dinner at Tony Romas and then took in the John Michael Montgomery concert at Buffalo Bills. We had really good seats for the show, the concert started out a little rough but picked up by the 4th song. I love country music and this was a perfect way to spend my birthday. Even though Primm is only an hour away we always just get a room and stay over night, it's so nice to have the rest of the evening to just relax.

It's My Birthday!

Last Saturday the 25th was my birthday, It started off with a morning meeting with my very good friend Pat for coffee at Starbucks. Pat is one of those friends that always has a good story or great joke that just leaves you with a smile on your face. I always love to get together with her, she has this special way of knowing exactly how to tell a story that will leave you laughing every time. A few weeks back I gave a beaded bracelet class called "Dragonscale". I made the sample for the class in black and clear and the other sample was in Pink. One of the other students made the bracelet in blues and it was so pretty I had said I wished I had one like that. Well ....it was my birthday after all so Pat went home and made me one in blue, it looks really good with jeans. She also made me her famous earrings in purple. I love them both Pat, thank you for a wonderful morning and the beautiful handmade gifts! Thanks Pat I LOVE them both.

Okay ...Lets go back to Thursday - Sept.23rd,

I say lets start on Sept. 23rd because that's when all the Birthday celebrating started. Normally our music "possie"; me, Jackie,Tanya and Erin go out on Wed. nights to local hotels to go to either a show or listen to music. last week we decide to try out Boulder Blues at the Boulder Station and that only happens on Thursday nights. We were all ready for a great night of music and got surprised by Jackie's husband who took us all out for dinner first and lots and lots of laughs ...he is so entertaining; then the girls were going to go to the Blues show and Charlie was going to hang out and wait to for us so he could drive us home. Turned out that someone in the band was sick so the "show didn't go on". We all decided to go to the Kixx bar and have a few drinks and celebrate my birthday Thursday night because we were going to be celebrating Tanya's birthday on Sunday ...her story still to come. We were all having such a great time until someone spilled a drink on the floor and then some lady slipped and fell and then Charlie being the good guy he is jumped up to help clean it up and apparently brushed up against some guy at the bar and the guy wanted to start a fight. There was lots of testeterone in that room; I really thought we were all going to be getting tattoos from Tanya's daughter so we would look tough enough to help Charlie out ....not that Charlie would need our help, that little guy who was trying to pick a fight looked like a little flea compared to Charlie. Jackie diffussed the situation.....no no no not the Jersey Shore, stay with me, I'm talking about the almost bar brawl situation ...Jackie got Charlie out of the bar and got the car and we all live to see another day ...Boulder Blues still to come, maybe this week???

Mamma Mia

I Got my birthday present from my husband a few weeks ago .... I know, I know my birthday isn't until next weekend but it's tradition...I always get it early. He bought me a Kitchen Aid mixer and for the last 2 weeks I have been making cupcakes and sending them to work with Greg.
This week we decided to try pasta and...wa-la chicken and noodles just like my mother used to make. This thing is the best thing since sliced bread,Wait a minute it probably does slice bread. It has this nifty attachment that mixes and then rolls out the dough to just the right thickness and then has another attachment that cuts the pasta just the way you ask it to. Last week I made Tanyas famous Chicken pot pie with the best pie crust ever. I love my new present! How did mom ever live Without one of these? Next week .....Harvey Wallbanger cupcakes with orange butter cream frosting and a sweet orange slice on top ...look for me to be on cup cake wars next ...I am armed and ready to to go!

Meet my brother Kevin

Sunday my brother Kevin and His wife Judi were in town and I was so lucky they were able to make some time to meet with Greg and I for breakfast at the J.W. Marriott. They are both coaches for the company Beach Body, for those of you who have never heard of it before it is mainly a Internet weight loss and healthy eating organization. Judi has lost 80 lbs so far with the help and support of Beach Body; way to go Judi!! I just joined the free membership, lets see if I can drop my last 5lbs. Judi is such an inspirational speaker you just want to go out and conquer the world after talking to her. If you want to learn more about Beach Body and what they have to offer go visit their blog.
http://teambeachbody.com/member/sn/JudiFinneran
My brother Kevin is not only a coach for Beach Body he is also a Bio Technician at Kaiser Hospital in Oceanside and if thats not enough he is one hell of an artist - go check out his work on his website. http://thesushiartist.com
Thanks Kevin & Judi for a long overdue visit - Love you both!!

Cher....again

Cher again ....seriously?? Last night found me, Jackie, Tanya and Jerry out at Cecears Palace for a great dinner and then the Cher show. How lucky am I to see Cher for the 2nd time in 4 months! Wow! her show was even better the second time around. She sells out her shows even on a Wednesday night! Cher has such a stage presence, she know just how to touch everyone of us in the audiance. I can't say it enough ...she won't be in Vegas much longer, if you haven't seen her show it is a MUST! Thanks Jackie and Tanya for being the ticket nabbers this time around and

The Days Of The Doobie Brothers

Do you remember the days of the Doobie Brother's? the music was great then, and it's still great. Can't believe it has been 40 years since they released their first album ... that is a round vinyl disc that you would put on a thing called turn table ...yes something that would spin around and then you would put a needle on top of the round disc and then ....MUSIC. I explain that for all our young friends out there that think the IPod is the only thing that will play music.
Last Sunday night found Me, Greg, Tanya and Jackie at the Hilton to see The Doobie Brothers, Greg was a good sport and hung out with us girls and we all had such a great time.